Subject Area Expertise/Special Skills: none required Level 2Ĭontent: mostly typed, handwritten in print, or otherwise very clearly written/readableįormat: memorabilia, advertisements, image captions, telegrams, diaries, letters, notes The transcriptions created by TC volunteers will be used to make these unique and important recordings accessible to researchers, scholars, and the general public.Ībout Project Difficulty Level 1 - BEGINNERįormat: letters, diaries, flyers, pamphlets, and one-page documents All recordings are in the English language. See TC’s FAQ page for more information on transcribing sensitive language. For historical accuracy, our policy is to transcribe the language as it is presented in the recordings. Some of the recordings may contain sensitive or offensive language. If a speaker cannot be identified either by context in the recording or by notes from the project team, please list them as “unidentified speaker” in the transcription. Some of the recordings may have lower quality and require close attention to understand the content, and some speakers may not be identified, or the recordings may not include the beginning of their remarks. The audio in this project is from unique recordings of the interviews, conferences, and film festivals captured by Pearl Bowser. As a programmer (1971-2012), she organized conferences and film festivals that focused on the rich, yet often obscure, history of African Americans in film. Working as a researcher from the 1960s through the early 2000s, Bowser travelled the world interviewing actors, actresses, filmmakers, and scholars, including Lorenzo Tucker, Gordon Parks, Arthur Jafa, Edna Mae Harris, Toni Cade Bambara, and many others. She is widely recognized as an expert on the works of Oscar Micheaux, who is considered the first major African American filmmaker. 1931) is a renowned African American film scholar, filmmaker, author, and film/conference programmer. Please view the instructions for transcribing audio collections before beginning.
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